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Mrs. Colaw
taught high school math for 27 years, first at
Atlanta High School, then for Hittle Township High
School and finally for the Olympia school district,
from which she retired in 1977.
She was born June 5, 1920, in Morris. Her parents
were Leonard and Mable Schreiner Johnson. She
married Gerald "Sug" Colaw on July 5, 1944, in
Morris, and he preceded her in death on May 6, 2004.
She is survived by two sons, Dale (and Chris)
Colaw of Atlanta and Dennis (and Judy) Colaw of
Atlanta; four grandchildren, Dee Colaw, Jaci Colaw,
Kristie (and Richard) Israel and Scott (and Lori)
Colaw; and five great-grandchildren, Ryan, Vince and
Wes, Zach and Blaine.
She was a member of the Atlanta United Methodist
Church, a 50-year member of the Order of the Eastern
Star and a past worthy matron. She was also a past
member of the Atlanta Ladies Cemetery Association.
She graduated from Illinois State Normal
University in 1942 with a bachelor's degree in
secondary education.
Memorials may be made to the Atlanta Rescue Squad
or the American Diabetes Association.
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